Geary County Commissioners took action Monday to authorize a $500,000 allotment to support Geary Community Hospital. This is part of the county's earlier commitment to fund up to $3.5 million in American Recovery Program Act money to help the financially challenged hospital.
In other business the commission:
--There are plans to renovate the human resource / finance office at the county office building with a new wall, but no bids were received for the project. County Public Works will do the work in-house.
--Amanda Ravenstein has been named the new Marketing Specialist for the Geary County Convention & Visitor's Bureau. CVB Direcctor Donna Price moved Ravenstein into the marketing specialist position from the administrative assistant job.